Arriving at the Driving School
A day-long drenching rain was coming to an end as my wife and I arrived at the 8,000 acre Biltmore Estate and headed towards the Land Rover Driving School. We were a little early and Greg Nikolas, who's in charge of the school, was still out with a group of instructor trainees, putting them through the paces on muddy trails.We spent some time walking around the nearby buildings, including the Biltmore Estate's historic horse barn, where we saw exhibits of antique farm equipment and other displays that tell some of the history of this working Estate. You can watch craft demonstrations at the barn and attend musical events, so if you're in the area be sure to check the Estate's schedules.
Although I became acquainted with Greg while I worked as Service Manager for Land Rover Asheville, and had been offroad on the Estate for our dealership's weekend event, this was my first visit to the Driving School.
The school is owned and operated by Land Rover--the only automaker to operate a year-round, permanent driving school. Both Land Rover LR3s and Range Rovers are used for instruction vehicles. We jumped in a silver LR3 and headed out to the course.
